Analytic collaboration in virtual innovation projects

Krista K.B. Ko, Chester K.M. To, Z.M. Zhang, Eric W.T. Ngai and Theresa L.K. Chan

Journal of Business Research, 2011, vol. 64, issue 12, 1327-1334

Abstract: Researchers attend to innovation and collaboration issues. Yet, the relevant literature devotes scant attention to the relationship between collaboration effectiveness and virtual innovation team context, while there are clear indications that both subjects relate with growing concerns in today's business setting. This article reviews extant literature and state-of-the art collaboration systems, and elucidate dynamic contextual factors among virtual innovation team members. The results show the antecedents and interrelationship among these factors, suggesting an optimal collaboration model for virtual innovation project teams. This paper documents the empirical observations of a virtual innovation project for advanced textile manufacturing technologies, and examines the due collaboration taking place among different project participants. Understanding the set of contextual factors emerging from virtual innovation projects can help managers classify, and employ the most effective collaboration mechanism for enhancing the corresponding project performance and effectiveness pragmatically.

Keywords: Innovation; Virtual project; Collaborative work; Collaboration; Antecedents; Coordination mechanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.01.012

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